WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - Aug. 6, 2010) - Wildcat Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:WEL) is pleased to announce that having received final acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange, it has completed its previously announced private placement of Units. Pursuant to the private placement, gross proceeds of $250,000 were raised and 3,571,428 Units have been issued on closing. Each Unit, issued at a price of $0.07, consists of one flow-through common share and one half of one common share purchase warrant, with each full warrant entitling the holder to acquire an additional non flow-through common share of the Company at a price of $0.14 per share during the 18 month period following closing.

The proceeds of the private placement will be used for eligible exploration expenditures on the Company's gold and base metal projects including its gold projects in the Rice Lake greenstone belt, near Bissett, Manitoba, the Reed Lake copper and platinum group elements project in the Flin Flon–Snow Lake greenstone belt of Manitoba, and its Foster River zinc lead silver project in Saskatchewan.

No finders' fees were paid in connection with the financing. All securities distributed pursuant to the private placement are subject to a hold period of four months from the date of closing.

About Wildcat Exploration Ltd.

Wildcat Exploration Ltd. is a Winnipeg-based company exploring for gold and base metals in Canada. Its portfolio includes: (1) three gold properties and one gold and platinum group element (PGE) property in the Rice Lake greenstone belt in Manitoba (2)) two base metal and PGE properties in the Snow Lake area of Manitoba, and (3) the Foster River zinc lead silver project in Saskatchewan. As the Company builds its property portfolio, Wildcat welcomes proposals from owners of advanced Canadian exploration properties.

For further information on the Company please visit our website at www.wildcat.ca or contact us at info@wildcat.ca. The Company's public filings, including its most recent audited consolidated financial statements, can be reviewed on the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com).

Source: Wildcat Exploration Ltd.

This news release may contain "forward-looking information", within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to Wildcat's exploration program and plans. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "plans", "seeks", "expects", "budget" or variations of such words or statements that certain actions, events or results may, could, will, will be, would be or are expected to be. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Wildcat to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including risks associated with the mineral exploration and mining industry such as economic factors, government regulation and approvals, environmental risks, success of exploration activities, future commodity prices, capital expenditures, requirements for additional capital, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, conclusions of economic evaluations, the Company's history of operating losses and uncertainty of future profitability. Important factors that pertain to the risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business are discussed more fully in the Company's disclosure documents filed from time to time with the Canadian securities regulators and available on www.sedar.com. Although Wildcat has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Wildcat does not undertake to update any forward- looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.